1211jah's reviews
7 reviews

Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon

adventurous emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

0.75

The author did a lot of research about the Organ Trail and the people she based her characters on.  

Digging to America by Anne Tyler

informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I found it interesting to see how immigrants who have been in the US for a lengthy period still struggled to figure out where they belonged.  The constant feeling of being an "outsider" has to be very difficult.  It also makes the reader aware that how people "behave" might be due to a cultural behavior  , normal to them, not normal for us.

The Ceely Rose Murders at Malabar Farm by Mark Sebastian Jordan

informative sad medium-paced

The interesting information on how a person was judged to be sane or insane at the time along with  information at the end about the Ohio Insane Asylum history  is enlightening to anyone who has had an ancestor placed in the system.  The lack of hospital records, etc. tells as much as any record might

Day of Confession by Allan Folsom

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The plot dragged and went on .  Book needed a bit better editing.

Summer Island by Kristin Hannah

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism by Tim Alberta

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

It is an interesting to see how the political Christianity has replaced true Christianity.   The former seems to be slighly waning but I finally understand that the whole purpose of the Evangelical movement is to maintain social political control and has nothing to do with Christ's teachings.

Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

0.75